We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
217 of its 447 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kyiv accounted for 140 of Ukraine's 217 stories about harm, carried by 331 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Illness was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
52 of its 70 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kampala accounted for 47 of Uganda's 52 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
26 of its 45 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 22 of Lebanon's 26 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories).
113 of its 292 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Power cuts were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
81 of its 231 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Brasilia accounted for 61 of Brazil's 81 stories about harm, carried by 255 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
42 of its 67 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
30 of its 78 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
191 of its 483 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
118 of its 380 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
30 of its 45 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Ireland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Australia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in US (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Jan. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 6,702 stories about harm among 30,971 counted on 1 Jan.
The Philippines' news mentioned power cuts more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 30,971 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. A year earlier, on 1 January 2022, 31 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Ukraine's news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. This week the news turned most often to Lebanon, on 3 of 7 days. Over December, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 in December 2021.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
The words in the day's stories were much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?
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